Mallika’s Sting Operation

Mallika Sherawat, who recently returned from a long stay in Los Angeles, has rubbed more than a few people the wrong way on the sets of Double Dhamaal.

Mallika Sherawat isn’t likely to win a congeniality award anytime soon. The actress, who recently returned from a long stay in Los Angeles where she’s seeking out American film projects, has rubbed more than a few people the wrong way on the sets of Double Dhamaal.

For one, the film’s male lead, Sanjay Dutt, has been complaining to anyone who’s willing to listen that Mallika is playing spoilsport by insisting she won’t do any exposing scenes in the film. “What was the point in casting her in this movie then?” Dutt grumbles. “She thinks people are going to come to see her performance in the movie? She’s lost the plot!”  Meanwhile, unit hands say it’s not just Dutt who is upset with Mallika, but also the film’s second heroine, Kangana Ranaut. Apparently Mallika gave Kangana the cold shoulder on their first day together on the set, and has repeated that behaviour ever since.